The New Pilgrim's Progress [Paperback]

John Bunyan (Author), Judith E.Markham (Author), Warren Wiersbe (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1989

Bunyans allegory has been translated into more than 100 languages and enjoyed by millions of all ages and backgrounds. Now you can enjoy a revised edition that retains Bunyans style and form, while translating archaic words, phrases, and expressions into modern English. When you read The New Pilgrim's Progress, you will discover that both this enduring classic and your Bible will read like new books to you. This is an excellent for teachers and parents, a story with truth for every generation which includes in-text notes by Warren Wiersbe .

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About the Author

WARREN W. WIERSBE, well-known Bible conference speaker and teacher, has written more than 100 books. His extensive notes in ""The New Pilgrim's Progres"" offer invaluable background information for today's readers of this classic.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Discovery House Publishers (September 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 092923913X
• ISBN-13: 978-0929239132
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #416,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bunyan's Masterpiece in Respectfully Modern English, October 3, 2005

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Edward J. Vasicek "Author, pastor, columnist" (Kokomo, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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Wiersebe has done a great job revising the English to make Pilgrim's Progress understandable to the modern American. His revisions are done sparingly, preserving the style of the original.
As a devout Evangelical himself, Wiersbe has no agenda other than making the work understandable. His notes and comments at the end of each section offer theological insights, both true to Bunyan and true to the Scripture.

If you are reading Pilgrim's Progress for you own edification, or if you are teaching a class, this is the best edition.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Pilgrims Progress for the rest of us!, August 30, 2003

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Mr. Bill Huxtable (Knoxville, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews
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Get this version of Pilgrims Progress if you want to understand it best. The notes in this book are outstanding and are presented along side the text so you don't have to flip pages. I have given out about 10 copies of this book to my friends and they have all loved it. I have read this book to young and old and they all enjoyed it. Yes, it is a paraphase but it lovingly captures the message and explains the historical context.

Do not forget that Bunyan was a simple tinker; a practical man. I don't think he would have objected to this paraphrase so long as the message he intended came through clearly and was accessible to everyone, and in this, it well accomplishes. The late Warren W. Wiersbe was a well known international Bible conference teacher, a gifted communicator, and was known as a "pastors, pastor." He kept to Bunyan's meaning and gives about the best running commentaries available. Buy the original for its poetic language, but if you want to understand its timeless message and have a fun read, buy this version. In fact, buy five copies and share them with friends. It was the message, not the language, which made this one of two books almost every English family owned in Bunyan's times.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Companion to Original Work, June 22, 2001

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This review is from: The New Pilgrim's Progress (Paperback)

Wiersbe's revised edition of this classic is notable for several reasons. The extensive notes, Scripture references and end-of-chapter comments are excellent. Also, the translation manages to retain the style and form of the original--I wasn't jarred by obviously modern words or phrases. I would recommend The New Pilgrim's Progress, especially as a companion in studying Bunyan's original work.